无法忘记在刑务所的落语慰问会中见到的大名人·八云的“死神”，出狱的与太郎径直前往寄席。拜倒在八云面前，成为他住所的雇工以及弟子，磨炼了技艺的与太郎终于升进成为真打。他所继承的名号是第三代助六。为了八云师父，为了小夏，为了改变两人心中的助六，与太郎所找到的自己的落语是……

One of the hottest selling tickets in town is to see the hugely popular “rakugoka”, or comic storyteller, Danshun. Danshun himself was inspired as a little boy to become a rakugoka after seeing the legendary Danshi. He had found his calling. After his resistant parents relented to their son’s pleas, Danshun at age 17 became an apprentice of Danshi, the man dubbed a “wunderkind” and “genius” of the rakugo world. He soon realized however how hard the training was, and embarked upon a rigorous existence in which he had to deliver newspapers to earn a living. Living with hardship and joys, Danshun and his fellow apprentices would eventually rise in the rakugo world. A resplendent cast comes together to depict the rough and tumble world of a man who loved rakugo above all else and was destined to fulfill a dream.

TV动画剧情发生在昭和元禄时代，主要描写了说书人（落语家）复杂的人际关系。孤高的大名人有乐亭八云、以及硬要拜其为师的与太郎、被誉为“绝代的名人”的八云的盟友助六的遗腹子——由八云抚养长大的小夏等充满个性的角色都会在本作中登场。 无法忘记在刑务所的落语慰问会中见到的大名人·八云的“死神”，出狱的与太郎径直前往寄席。拜倒在八云面前，成为他住所雇工以及弟子的与太郎，却发现在八云之处住着一位名叫小夏的女性。八云与小夏似乎有着他人无从触及的因缘……。

雲田はるこ「昭和元禄落語心中」のアニメ化が決定した。2015年3月6日に発売される単行本7巻の限定版にオリジナルアニメDVD「与太郎放浪篇・前編」が、8月7日発売の8巻に「与太郎放浪篇・後編」が付属する。